Glasgow smile

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Glasgow smile (plural Glasgow smiles)

  1. A facial scar received from being cut on the edge of the mouth, resembling an extended smile.
    • 2006 June, “Third World Scouts to aid Glasgow poor”, in The Times:
      Here they will become acquainted with the city’s endemic crime, random violence and such terms as “a Glasgow kiss” (a head butt) and “a Glasgow smile” (a mouth extended with a cut).
    • 2007, Harland Miller, International Lonely Guy[1], page 118:
      To promote the bid they had this slogan, 'Glasgow Smiles Better', which, when you consider what a Glasgow smile is, is a pretty negative association to make.

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